1. Who are we? We are Israel, the chosen people of the creator god. 2. Where are we? We are in the holy Land, focused on the Temple; but, paradoxically, we are still in exile. 3. What is wrong? We have the wrong rulers: pagans on the one hand, compromised Jews on the other, or, half-way between, Herod and his family. We are all involved in a less-than-ideal situation. 4. What is the solution? Our god must act again to give us the true sort of rule, that is, his own kingship exercised through properly appointed officials (a true priesthood; possibly a true king); and in the mean time Israel
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